How bad can this season get for Bengals fans? It's bad enough that no one respects the boys in stripes, but what else is new?  No, the new low came this past Sunday when the equally dissed and abismal Browns came into our house and beat us 20-12.  Now, granted, the Defense of Cincinnati played well most of the game, but the ugly sea monster known as the offensive line reared its head again this week.  They could not protect Ryan Fitzpatrick nor could they open up many running lanes for Chris Perry.  This brings me to my point for this article: why did we waste a bunch of money by signing Cedric Benson this week?

Granted, Benson is a good back.  He had some great production in Chicago's physical system.  That team had (and still does not have) a quarterback, so Benson was used profusely.  Two alcohol-related charges later, the former top 5 draft pick is unemployed.  Apparently, Cincinnati thought he was a good option to bring in due to the recent dismissal of DeDe Dorsey to the IR for the year.  Now, Cincinnati does need to bring in a new running back, as Kenny Watson might not play this week and Chris Perry is hurt too.  They passed on Shaun Alexander probably due to his age.  The problem with this is that Cedric Benson does not play offensive line.  The offensive line is pretty vital to having a good running game.  That's what we had in 2005 when we won the division, and that is what Benson enjoyed in Chicago.  Our offensive line has been offensively lacking this year, and the addition of a new running back will not be the answer Bengals fans are looking for. 

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Looking forward to this weekend's game between Ohio State and Wisconsin, I'm trying to figure out how this game will go.  Then I look at the ugly, putrid 2nd half the Badgers played against Michigan.   This causes me to have a sigh of relief.  The Pryor-led Buckeyes look to be as potent of an offense as there is in the Big Ten, giving problems to Wisconsin, who had trouble containing the turnover happy Wolverine offense.  I know that game was at the Big House and this game is at Camp Randal Stadium, but come on.  The Badger offense looks inconsistent at best.  P.J. Hill should be one of the top three stud backs in the conference (3rd to Beanie Wells and Javon Ringer), yet he has had problems. Plus Adam Evridge has not looked very good without Travis

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So Mr. Ocho Cinco has reverted to opening his mouth and letting it run wild.  He even threatened to retire and take over the jobs of the sports anchors if they bad-mouth him.  Also, during his rant, Chad let the world know that he would be kissing the star in Dallas this week after he scores the touchdown he predicted.  My question for Chad is, didn't T.O. as a 49er and an Eagle do the "star celebrations"?  I don't think the celebration he has planned is all that good, BUT I am glad that he's running his mouth.  He has 11 catches for 116 yards and one touchdown this season through 4 games.  The quiet Chad has been playing quietly.  He has always said that there is a direct correlation between the amount of talking he does off the field and the a

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Ok, so how many fumbles this season will it take for the Bengals to realize that they need to get Rudi back (or draft one Beanie Wells) and dump the sad fumble-happy Chris Perry??? He simply cannot hold on to the ball for the life of him.  It's really sad.  Today was the worst, as the Bengals, coming in 0-4, had a real shot to beat Dallas.  They had recovered the onside kick (great coaching by the way) and were in Dallas territory driving.  Then Perry decides that he sucks and should have stayed at turnover happy michigan.  I am formally requesting (via blog) that Marvin Lewis bench Perry and let Benson run the ball, at least he can hold on to the ball.  I am simply blown away that Perry had his 5th fumble in 5 games.  This is the NFL and he should learn that he's being paid millions to hold the ball and run.  Professionals should not have this problem and he needs to go.

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Ok, so the Bengals are 0-5 and the season looks like a wash.  Cincinnati travels to New York this weekend to play the Jets, who everyone is high on.  I have news for all the people who think the Jets are going to ride Bret Favre to the division title or at least to the playoffs: The Jets were 4-12 last year.  They traded away their best player in Jonathan Vilma.  I do think Favre is a massive upgrade from Clemmons/Pennington (heck he threw 6 TDs in one game already this season), but i don't think that the Jets defense is good enough to get them there.  That said, I think that Cincinnati has a really good chance of pulling out of New York at 1-5.  I think that (assuming Carson plays) Cincinnati will throw all over the Jets D and get a few passing TDs, maybe eve

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Well, Oklahoma and Texas made it to the game this year with their respective top 5 rankings intact.  That is rare, as the teams usually choke the week leading up to it in "trap games".  This year's game should be a good matchup of two great passers in Sam Bradford and Colt McCoy.  Both are in the Heisman hunt and should finish the season with some great numbers.  The point of interest for me is not the stellar play of both QBs, but the lack of commentary on these two teams.  The media constantly speaks of what USC needs to do to get back to the title game or which SEC team will be there to face them.  I have news for the stupid media: Get over your East/West coast bias!  Oklahoma is probably going to end up playing BYU in the title game, in fact, I hope it is Boise St. vs. BYU so all the haters of anything non-SEC can shut up.  True, the SEC is a great conference, but they all have to play each other.  There should not be a 1 loss team from the SEC in the title game over an undefeated (even if they are from the mountain west).  Now, on to the game:

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alright, now that I have your attention, I feel that Cincinnati will win this weekend.  They are playing the soft Texans (one of their wins came last week against the Lions (the only team worse than cincy)).  While the Texans have a decent pass rush in DeMeco Ryans and Mario Williams, i think that Cincy's improving run game with Cedric Benson will help open up the passing game, not to mention Fitzpatrick is getting better each week.  The amazing thing about this season is not so much Cincinnati's record (0-7) but the defense (ranked in the top 20 in most categories).  the young group of defenders keeps getting better, and the more games they play, the better they'll be.  Zimmer is a fantastic addition to the team, and should be promoted to head coach next year if t

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So the Penn St. fighting teddy bears (as i judge by their mascot) come to c-bus to try to get their first win at OSU in a very long time.  Not happening this year!  Pryor will have a great game with 3 TDs and 2 more rushing, as OSU goes toe to toe with PSU for the first 3 quarters before the defense shuts Daryl Clark down in the 4th quarter.  I think Buckeyes win 41-28.  The Bucks' D has made great strides after starting slow against Wisconsin and looked absolutely dominant against a VERY good back in Javon Ringer.  I see Tressel putting Freeman or Laurinitis as a spy on Clark at all times and letting the studs in the secondary take the interceptions.   Bottom line: Penn State still has yet to play a non-soft team.  Bucks should get back in the Top 5 after beating the Nittanys this week!! O-H-I-O!!!!

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